Appeal No. 97-3423
Application 08/336,134
because appellants have not shown that the configuration
software used by Swindler to accommodate newly inserted PCMCIA
cards would not inherently be capable of accommodating a
change of hardware (e.g., replacement of hard disc drive 88)
in the docking station. For the same reason, we are affirming
the rejection of similar claim 27.
For the reasons given with respect to claims 21 and 22,
we are sustaining the rejection of claims 23 and 28, which
call for customizing a hardware configuration in the portable
computer and the docking station.
The rejection of claim 24, which specifies that the means
for customizing is a configuration utility that is run anytime
docking system hardware is added or removed or port settings
are to be changed, is affirmed for the reasons already
discussed. In summary, the § 102 rejection is affirmed with
respect to claims 1-4, 9, 10, 12, 13, and 18-28 and is
reversed with respect to claims 5-8 and 14-17.
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